Censored : the private life of the movie (1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Censored : the private life of the movie
Date:
1930
Publisher:
New York : Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, Incorporated
Volume:
Censored : the private life of the movie
Leaf #:
000242
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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PRIVATE LIFE OF THE MOVIE Movies, talking movies, newspapers, radio, music houses, gramophones, television — all indirectly or actually controlled by interlocked financial interests. That is the situation. At its best, in these days of ease, this control produces a universally cheap and prudish entertainment. At its worst, it has the power to actually dictate opinion to a nation, once called a democracy. We see no reason for a reign of terror. The movies are in an uneasy financial situation. If urban crowds found beer easier to get or found some new form of entertainment (although we cannot think of such a one) the big movie houses might well be filled with empty pews. But whatever the future of this bloated corporate body, these facts remain: 1 A newspaper editor today hasn't the freedom granted in 1835. 2 It costs more to produce a play today than it did in 1925 — the dangers of censorship are greater. 3 The air is controlled and censored by a few individuals. You may call that democracy or progress. 192